# Alie Ward on Reddit (u/AlieWard)

Part of Scientists on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/scientists-on-reddit/alie-ward

Alie Ward: Science writer and host of the Ologies podcast.

- Reddit account: [u/AlieWard](https://www.reddit.com/user/AlieWard/) (AMA only)
- How we know it's theirs: [The 2018 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/9kt619/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/IAmA (55), r/OlogiesPodcast (3)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2018 to 2023
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alie_Ward

## Moments

### u/AlieWard in r/OlogiesPodcast, Apr 21, 2023 · Explains things

Replying to a redditor:

> ~~Chickenology is a pretty lame term compared to some of the others ologies that use root words. Wish it sounded more professional and not so made up.~~

> Hi! Just your weird dad chiming in way late to say, YES. This is not the coolest term. I thought maybe Gallusology would have been used in the literature at least once, but nope. Nowhere. Rather, I found one of the world's leading poultry pathology researchers from the University of Bristol proudly identifying as a Chickenologist. So I defer to the academics and ... Chickenology it is: https://www.researchgate.net/lab/Chickenology-Paul-Wigley

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/OlogiesPodcast/comments/125w5ws/comment/jh71ojy/ · 3 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/AlieWard in r/IAmA, Oct 2, 2018 · Explains things

Replying to a redditor:

> Congratulations on the show and podcast Gobless. My question is: what did you learn this week?

> Good question. This week I was editing the Ologies epode on #FunctionalMorphology with Dr. Joy Reidenberg and learned that sperm whale echolocation clicks are loud enough to burst human eardrums and also that the 1883 Krakatoa eruption was so loud that it straight up killed people from the noise. I also learned that International Raccoon Appreciation Day is October 1, so we all have 364 days to prep for next year and craft raccoon suits. GET ON IT MOREMUSTACHE.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/9kt619/comment/e71nqpw/ · 25 points as of Nov 7, 2026